I am sure this topic was discussed numerous times before, but a quick search through this section did not turn up anything related, so...

What do you typically do after roasting and cooling of the beans is finished? Do you let them sit in the open for X number of days before transferring them to a sealed container or do you seal them right away and let them rest X number of days that way?

What do you think of using beans straight out of roaster?

I know the answers will vary due to bean type, darkness of roast and just personal preference, but I am looking to get a ballpark range of people's post roasting rituals.

Typically my roasts go into a bag with a degassing valve, or into their container, but with the top left open.

When roasting a particular coffee for the first time, I try to let the beans degas for at least 2 days before use, but typically it ends up being 1.5 days. Which works out well because I can get a feel for the ideal rest time for that coffee for the next batch I roast. I actually get a little kick out of finding the ideal rest time for a coffee (The El Salvador Santa Ana Naranjo has been best at 3.5-4 days of rest with some nice fuji apple flavors).

I have used coffee (almost) straight out of the roaster (4-6hr rest -- I was falling asleep in my office chair). It was fine, but the bloom was enormous (more than half the FP) and wasn't as good when I had some more the following day.

I'll look for quakers, weight the beans and then put them in jars.

I used to just leave the lids on the canning jars loose for the first day, but I've switched to plastic lids for my canning jars which are not airtight so I don't worry about it much anymore, they'll outgass through around the lid. I use this coffee fast enough not to worry about not having them in a perfectly sealed container.

If I want longer-term storage, I'll put some beans in a canning jar with the two-piece metal lid and throw it in the freezer right after roasting.

I either put the beans in a valve bag or canning jar to degas for 1.5-2 days (brew) or 3-4 days (espresso). I haven't had any problems with the canning jars as the most you get after a couple days is a short psst sound when you open the jar. After degassing I either start using or vac bag & freeze the beans.

Beans go into Ball jars with the lid on, but not screwed down tight. Ideally 2 days rest for drip, 4 days espresso. Any extra I don't plan on using in the next week goes into the freezer after the rest so it is ready to go as soon as it is thawed.

If I am lazy or evtremely busy, they may sit on the cooling colander for a day until they go in the jar and I don't really see any change in the resulting cup. I have, however, knocked them over or spilled nasty stuff on them so I try to put them away proper!

I put the beans in a valve bag within 30 minutes of roasting. I then let them age for 3 days and use them in drip coffee. I set aside beans for the next day, which remain in the valve bag.

The rest goes into the freezer in another valve bag. I put several valve bags into a ZipLoc bag to keep them from picking up odors from food in the freezer.